A new BBC documentary looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots has sparked controversy in India. The government is trying to ban it while students and activists are finding ways to watch it in defiance. Rana Ayyub, author of the book “Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up,” discussed the situation with The World’s host Marco Werman.
British intelligence officials have asked a Washington, DC-based researcher to shut down his site, an archive of extremist material, yet it’s still operational. The news has, once again, brought up the debate about online regulation versus freedom of access to information.
US tech giant Google has been accused of over-complying with censorship requests from the Russian government, such as removing YouTube videos posted by an opposition figure and a controversial rapper.